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Seoul: South Korea and the United States began week-long joint Navy drills in the waters around the Korean peninsula on Monday, amid high tensions over...

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition is on track for a big win in Sunday's general election - even though almost half the...

Hanoi: Vietnam braced for typhoon Khanun on Monday after destructive floods battered the country's north and centre last week, killing 72 people, the...

Phnom Penh: Cambodia's parliament voted to change party laws on Monday to re-distribute seats if a party is dissolved after the government filed a...

Jakarta: Indonesian soccer fans are mourning the death of Choirul Huda, the long-term goalkeeper and captain of top flight side Lamongan FC, usually known...

Wellington: New Zealand acting Prime Minister Bill English said on Monday it could take until the end of the week to confirm the country's next...

Beijing: China's capital unveiled the "shining example" of its 80 billion yuan ($12.14 billion) new airport on Monday, tipped to become one of...

Manila: Nearly nine out of 10 Filipinos support Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs, and almost three quarters believe extrajudicial...

Cox's Bazar: Hungry, destitute and scared, thousands of new Rohingya refugees crossed the border into Bangladesh from Myanmar early on Monday, Reuters...

Santa Rosa: Firefighters began gaining ground on wildfires that killed at least 40 people in the past week, the deadliest blazes in California's...